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Physician burnout factors include control

Risk Factors in Six Areas Tied to Physician Burnout

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Tool gauging burnout focuses on workload, control, rewards, community, fairness, values
A proposal to replace private insurance with government-funded health care for all moved forward in California on Wednesday as Democrats on the Senate Health Committee voted to advance the measure.

Single-Payer Health System Bill Moves Forward in California

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Not yet clear where money for the single-payer system would come from
Exposure of the sinonasal airway barrier to chronic airborne particulate matter has destructive effects

Pollution Linked to Destructive Effect on Upper Sinonasal Airway

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Destructive effect of chronic airborne PM in mice includes pro-inflammatory cytokine release
Use of an electronic medication administration record application can reduce the rate of medication errors in medication administration recording

Electronic Drug Administration Record App Cuts Errors

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Decline in rate of medication errors in medication administration recording post-implementation
The benefits of sharing notes with patients include improved patient engagement and empowerment

Potential Benefits, Risks of OpenNotes Discussed

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Benefits include improved patient engagement, while risks include avoidance of writing candidly
There are currently various tools available for diagnosing ocular allergy

Various Diagnostic Tools Available for Ocular Allergy

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Diagnosis of ocular allergy should be based on medical history, presence of signs and symptoms
Young doctors often have unprofessional or offensive content on their Facebook profiles

Doctors Need to Be Mindful of What They Post on Social Media

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Investigators find many examples of unprofessional, 'potentially objectionable' behavior online
Data collected from a mobile phone app show that many patients with uncontrolled allergic rhinitis have some work impairment

Work Impairment Common in Uncontrolled Allergic Rhinitis

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Symptoms of allergic rhinitis controlled in about 60 percent of days according to mobile phone app
Implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act has made fundamental changes to the government's approach to physician payment

MACRA Changes Government Approach to Doctor Payment

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New approach pays providers based on quality, value, and results delivered, but questions remain
Risk adjustment and reinsurance transfer programs seem to have been effective for increasing revenues at the expense of claims costs

Risk Adjustment, Reinsurance Transfer Offer Financial Benefit

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Revenues exceeded claims costs after implementation of these programs